Disco, Bell Bottoms & Bicentennials (1976–1979)
In 1976, America celebrated turning this age, proving midlife crises started early.
What is 200 years old?
This music channel launched in 1981 and convinced everyone that big hair was a personality trait.
What is MTV?
This boy band proved synchronized dancing could be a viable career path.
Who are the Backstreet Boys?
Contrary to predictions, this computer disaster failed to end civilization on January 1, 2000.
What is Y2K?
This streaming service transformed "just one episode" into a four-hour commitment.
What is Netflix?
This movie made everyone afraid to go swimming, despite the fact it came out one year before 1976.
What is Jaws?
This arcade game featured a yellow circle whose primary life skill was eating.
What is Pac-Man?
This animated Disney film made everyone believe lions could sing.
What is The Lion King?
Apple introduced this music player in 2001, allowing people to carry 1,000 songs and lose them all in the laundry.
What is the iPod?
This dance-craze song by Psy became the first YouTube video to reach one billion views.
What is Gangnam Style?
The Bee Gees helped make this dance style unavoidable at weddings for the next five decades.
What is disco?
This U.S. president famously told Mr. Gorbachev to tear down a wall.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
This 1997 film featured a ship, a diamond, and approximately 47 hours of crying.
What is Titanic?
This social media site launched in 2004 and became the official scrapbook of awkward college photos.
What is Facebook?
In 2020, much of the world stayed home because of this global pandemic.
What is COVID-19?
This handheld cube frustrated millions beginning in 1977 and remains proof that stubbornness is hereditary.
What is the Rubik's Cube?
Released in 1985, this movie taught us that detention could somehow be fun.
What is The Breakfast Club?
Introduced in 1998, this search engine eventually answered every question except where you left your keys.
What is Google?
This hurricane devastated New Orleans in 2005.
What is Hurricane Katrina?
This Taylor Swift tour became a cultural phenomenon and boosted local economies around the world.
What is The Eras Tour?
In 1979, this woman became the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Who is Margaret Thatcher?
This 1989 event symbolized the collapse of communist control in Eastern Europe.
What is the fall of the Berlin Wall?
This South African leader became president in 1994 after spending 27 years in prison.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
This 2008 financial event caused many people to discover their retirement plans were more of a suggestion.
What is the Global Financial Crisis (Great Recession)?
By the mid-2020s, this technology could write essays, answer questions, and occasionally convince people it knew everything.
What is Generative AI?